Bamako vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bamako Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$569
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1444
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$251
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
78
😀 Quality of life
22
66
🏙️ Population
4.23M
12.6M

The cost of living in Bamako is 11% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8028th and 8544th ($569 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th in Mali and China, respectively. Check Mali vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bamako compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Bamako ranked 1st best city to live in Mali vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 8788th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bamako vs Zhengzhou

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Bamako Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$387
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1772
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1030
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.54
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.98
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.8
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$19343

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$733
492 km or 305 mi Dedougou
$735
510 km or 317 mi Gueckedou
$1009
512 km or 318 mi Mamou
$1019
552 km or 343 mi Nzerekore
$999
566 km or 352 mi Yekepa
$487
593 km or 368 mi Sanniquellie
$487
612 km or 381 mi Koudougou
$743
613 km or 381 mi Ouahigouya
$756
634 km or 394 mi Kenema
$1272
640 km or 398 mi Bouake
$937
652 km or 405 mi Forecariah
$998
663 km or 412 mi Bo
$1278
664 km or 412 mi Leo
$753
702 km or 436 mi Ouagadougou
$869
713 km or 443 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
714 km or 444 mi Boffa
$998
715 km or 444 mi Conakry
$1061
726 km or 451 mi Bafata
$804
728 km or 452 mi Kakata
$487
736 km or 458 mi Freetown
$1346
754 km or 469 mi Kolda
$964
759 km or 471 mi Gagnoa
$904
761 km or 473 mi Manga
$774
769 km or 478 mi Monrovia
$523
810 km or 504 mi Divo
$906
822 km or 511 mi Abengourou
$889
831 km or 516 mi Bissau
$827
854 km or 530 mi Agboville
$882
856 km or 532 mi Greenville
$487
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$507

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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
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$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
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$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591